Legacy promoter Mick Maynard on Sunday informed Sherdog.com that
Englishman James
McSweeney will square off against Buentello in place of
Marcus
Sursa at
Legacy FC 22. The light heavyweight bout tops Legacy’s AXS
TV-broadcast card, which takes place Aug. 23 at Lubbock Civic
Center in Lubbock, Texas.

Buentello, 39, will make the cut to 205 pounds for the first time
in his 16-year career. The onetime UFC heavyweight title contender
is currently riding a three-fight win streak, including a pair of
victories over previously unbeaten Latvian Igor Kostin.
In headlining Legacy FC 22, “The Headhunter” will compete his
highest-profile bout since dropping a unanimous decision to
then-Bellator champ Cole Konrad
in August 2011.

Kickboxing convert McSweeney is best known for his stint on the
10th season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” where he was eliminated in
the semifinals by eventual winner Roy Nelson.
Since exiting the UFC in 2010 with a sub-.500 record, the
32-year-old “Hammer” has leveled his career mark to a respectable
11-10. McSweeney currently trains under Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace
Robert
Drysdale and last competed in March, when he stopped Dion Staring
in 38 seconds at CFA 10.